份子

fènzi

noun #5,544

Meanings

你打算随多少份子？

Nǐ dǎsuàn suí duōshao fènzi?

How much gift money do you plan to give?

结婚要随份子。

Jiéhūn yào suí fènzi.

You have to give gift money for weddings.

usage

份子 (fènzi) refers to gift money, while 分子 (fènzǐ) means 'member/element' (e.g. 知识分子 'intellectual'). Don't confuse them.

culture

随份子 (suí fènzi) is the custom of giving monetary gifts at weddings, funerals, and other occasions. The amount follows unwritten social rules.

份 fèn

子 zǐ